Clasp for pocketbooks and the like



Nov. 25, 1930.

A. ROS ENBAND v CLASP FQR POCKETBOCKS AND THE LIKE 'Filed Nov. 6, 192a gg g////////////// Matt w I ATTORNEY through. v v H I Various other o'ljectsand advantages of 453 Patented Nov. 25, 1930 a Ten STATES PATENT OF Ai iaEaicnofsEniaaiir h, or NEWARK, N W messy, Assrenon To Tue-assassins MANUEAorU-RING coo, 0 NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY CLAQP Eon ieocizmeooxs moms LII Z El Application fi1 edI ovember6, 1928. warm. 317,596!

The presentinventionrelates, generally, to spring operated fastening claspsl for pocketbooksrand': other: devicesg: and the invention relates;moreparticularly toatype of pocket book.claspucornprisingtwo plates hinged to-' gether and 'adaptedrto receive between them ayfiap of the "pocketbook and to secure the flapsbymeaits ott ai-[stud carried-by one of said plates? which stud passes throu'g'h a hole in the flap. Further the inventionrelates'to a clasp of the kind" described in which, when in use, one 015 the plates is in'ountedat the back face of apart of the pocketbook and purpose? in saidp'artof the pocketbook.

on pocketbooks the. hinge co'nnection between the two: platesfwas not readilydetachable and attachable; and, because the two plates could notvbe attached to each other aftertheba'ck platezhasbeenfput in=place within the pocketsewn upafteritheclasphasbeen put in place.

It is 'jantob'j ect of the present invention'to 7 provide alclasp structure comprisingfaback plate andafronti'plateand a disengageable 1 hinge connection; the pa-rts'of' which @latter are carriedbyoneorthe otherof said plates, preferablyunitary therewith, andwhic'h can be engaged \intohingingrelation when the back plate'is in place'onthebackface of a pocketbookpart, a comparatively small hole which will be hidden by the front plate being: providedfor the hinge parts to extend the: invention will be obvious from the follow ing particulardescription of a form oi clasp i embodying the: invention 01 from; an inspec tion .of the accompanying drawings; and theinventionalso consists in certain new and useful featuresof construction and combinap showingithe opening at wliifc Heretoforefln the luserofclas'ps of this kind tions of parts hereinafteryset forth and, claimed.

illn the accompanying drawings theref is shown for purposes oi illustration one f rm of apparatusembodying' the invention, in whichz Figure l is partial'view ofa pocketbookf showing a flap thereover heldbv'a'cl'asp of the" invention, attached to" said pocketbook, Figure2 is an enlarged View of the" pocket,

book atthe clasp, and in part broken away;

Figure 3' is a back bled clasp, p y i I Figure t is asectionalview taken along-the plan view of the asseniline4-4s of Figure- 1;

Figure 515' a front face'vie'wiof the pocket book; part to which the clasp" attached,

attached to the back plate the latter is attached a d Showing the back late of the r V clasp in dotted lines and connecting part, broken oil" from thefront plate, asit is being Figure 6iis alba'ck plan view of thetwof plates of the" clasp at an intern'iediate step" during attachmentof the tw p1atestd ether and Figures Tand S are perspective views, re spectively, of the back plate and front plate," Throughout all views of thefld wingiike reference characters are employed to mar; cate corresponding partsl R ferring'noWtdth drawingsg-the referencecharacter lindicates a nietalbackplate for a claspflhaving formed-thereinlongi tudinal opening 2' ad aQent-Whi'ch near oiie end,"oneon each side; are apair'of openings- 3,'3. The strips of metal between 'saiddpen 7 i ings 3, 3 and'openin'g 2 arefpun'chedtoform l a pair of loops 4: 4 whichsta'nd out on the front face of: said liackplatel and which are separatedirom each other by 'sa id opening "2.

In'line wi'th said openingflandhear the op riveted stud 5 which projects outwardly onj the'front faceoftback'plate 1 Y Said stud 5' is adapted to extend through the'fperfor ated pocketboolrfiap which is robe received by the clasp of the invention; said'studbcarries a posite'end ofsaidback plate '1 is se'cured a flange or shoulder 6 which seats against the w front face ofthe backplate"1-,'andon the back face of back plate 1 said stud a, under its riveted end, carries a flat spring 7 which nor mally extends over said opening 2 and which can be moved rotatably on said stud 5 into positions into and out of alignment with said opening 2. At its outer end said flat spring 7 is reversely curved to form a projection 8 facing toward said back plate 1 and adapted to engage and press against an eccentric member on a cooperating front-plate hereinafter fully described.

A front plate 9 which cooperates with said back plate 1 is flat and has its outer end rounded off and curved outwardly to provide linger hold for opening the clasp. At its opposite end said front plate 9 is turned at i 7 it angles for a short portion 10 from which projects centrally a tongue llwhose width is slightly less than that of said opening 2 and which has a pair of ears 12, 12 which extend oppositely in the plane of said tongue 11, and an eccentric lug 13 which extends centrally from said tongue 11 and is offset backwardly, that is, in a direction away from the outer end of said front plate 9.

Said plates 1 and 9 are assembled together by turning said flat spring 7 from over said opening 2, inserting said lug 13 and ears 12, 12 through said opening 2 from the front face of back plate 1, and turning said plates 1 and 9 with respect to each other to bring said ears 12, 12 into said loops l, 4 with the outer end of said plate 9 extending toward said stud 5. ith said front plate 9 opened away from said back plate 1 on their hinged connection, to bring said eccentric lug 13 into said opening 2, said flat spring 7 is turned intoa position over said opening 2 and left in that position. In this position of the parts whenever said front plate 9 is opened or closed, from or to said back plate, 1, said eccentric lug 13 will engage said projection 8 on spring 7 and the closing or opening movement will be against the pressure of said spring 7 and the terminating movement in either direction will be with a sharp snap as the eccentric lug 13 moves past the dead center of said projection 8 with respect to the hinged connection of said ears 12, 12 with said loops l, 4:. And said spring 7 will rmly hold said front plate 9 in the closed position over or against said stud 5.

The back and front plates 1 and 9 are assembled on a pocketbook, for example, in a manner similar to that above described, as follows. A pocketbook 1 1 having a front portion 15 over which folds a flap 16 is provided with a small, oblique opening 17 at a point adjacent to the position of the outer edge of said flap 16 when the latter is closed or folded over said front portion 15. An opening 18 is provided to receive said stud 5 at a position under said flap 16. Said back plate 1 is placed with its front face against the back face of said front portion 1&, with said opening 2 in registry with said opening 17 and with stud 5 extending through opening 18. The front plate 9 is then assembled on said back plate 1 in hinged relation, in the manner above described, said eccentric lug 13 and cars 12, 12 being inserted through said opening 17 and then through said opening 2. The said opening 17 is made oblique because said ears 12, 12 and lug 18 are turned at an angle to be inserted through said opening 2, and opening 17 being so made, obliquely, is of a minimum size. The saidflat spring 7 is turned to lock the two plates 1 and 9 together. A patch 18 of cloth or leather or other suitable material if desired, can be sewed or glued to the backface of said front portion 14, over said back plate 1, to keep the latter in place and to keep the said stud 5 from coming out of said openin 18, or a lining of the pocketbook will serve this function, or said back plate 1 can be stitched in place on said front portion 14-. Said flap 16 is provided with an opening 19, in which is fastened an eyelet 20, to receive said stud 5 when said flap 16 is closed over the pocketbook and inserted under said front plate 1, which latter will be closed over it to keep it in place, locked on said stud 5.

lVhiie l have shown and described a clasp with a stud 5 for extending through an opening in a pocketbook flap, the clasp can be used to have the front plate 9 extend through a loop or slit in the pocketbook flap in which case said stud 5 can be used as a stop for said front plate 9 and other obvious changes can be made in the arrangement of the parts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In combination, in a pocketbook clasp, a back plate arranged to be positioned within a pocketbook, said back plate having an opening rearwardly of an opening in the body portion of the pocketbook, and aligned loops formed one on each side of said back plate opening; a front plate arranged to be positioned xteriorly of a pocketbook and having an offset tongue extending through the pocketbook opening and through said opening in the back plate, the front plate having a pair of aligned, laterally extending ears, each engaging in a respective one of said loops and forming therewithin a pivotal connection; said tongue being extended in an eccentric lug extending backwardly from said loops; and a stud riveted to said back plate and extending from the front face thereof through a conforming aperture in the body portion of the pocketbook toward said front plate for engagement in an eyelet provided in the flap of the pocketbook; and a flat pressure spring mounted on said riveted stud rearwardly of said back plate and extending into pressure applying contact with said eccentric lug, said pressure spring overlying said back plate opening and being turnably mounted on said stud, whereby said spring may be turned from said opening for inserting or removing ofi-set tongue. 7

2. In combination, in a pocketbook clasp, a front plate having a forward portion mounted exteriorly of a pocketbook, said front plate having a tongue extending rearwardly at substantially a right angle from the forward portion thereof, a pair of aligned ears extending laterally from said tongue,

and an eccentric lug extending beyond said ears; a back plate for mounting within a pocketbook, said back plate having a longitudinal opening therein in alignment with an opening in the body portion of the pocketbook, said back plate and said pocketbook,

openings being of a lengthto admit said ears therethrough, said back plate opening being of a width slightly greaterthan the width of said tongue, said back plate having struck therein oppositely positioned and aligned loops, one on each side of said back plate opening, said loops being adapted to receive said ears in pivotal relation, a stud extending through said back platesecured thereto,

said stud projecting forwardly through an opening in the body portion of said pocketbook toward said front plate for cooperation with an eyelet provided in the flap of the pocketbook, a pressure spring turnably mounted upon said stud rearwardly of said back plate and having a portion overlying said. back plate opening and engaging said eccentric lug rearwardly of said back plate, said pressure spring being turnable about said stud away from said back plate opening to admit said eccentric lug and said ears through said opening.

3. In combination, in a pocket book clasp, a front plate having a forward portion positioned forwardly of a pocketbook and having a tongue extending rearwardly at substantially a right angle fromcsaid body portion, a pair of aligned ears extending laterally from said tongue, and an eccentric lug extending beyond said ears a back plate arranged to be positioned behindsaid front plate and within a pocketbook, said back plate having a longitudinal opening therein, rearwardly of an opening in the body of the pocketbook, said back plate opening being of a length to admit saidears therethrough and of a width slightly greater than the width of said tongue; saidbackplate having struck therein oppositely positioned and aligned loops,

.1 one on each side of said opening, adapted to spring overlying said back plate opening and being turnable away from said opening to ad- Init said off-set tongue therethrough.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of October, 1928.

ALBERT ROSENBAND. 

